Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival

The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival an event featuring domestic sheep and wool.[1] It is held at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Maryland.

Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Dorset Horn ram at the 2010 festival
BeginsFirst full weekend in May
EndsSunday
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)West Friendship, Maryland
Inaugurated1973
ParticipantsKnitters, sheep breeders, wool spinners

History

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The festival was started in 1973.[2] In 2003 it attracted over 70,000 people.[2] The 2014 festival was the 40th consecutive. It is sponsored by the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association.[3]

It is held annually during the first weekend in May at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Maryland.[4] It has vendors of wool yarn, and judging of more than 30 sheep breeds. Vendors of other fiber-producing livestock such as goats, angora rabbits, llamas, and alpaca also attend.

A virtual festival was held in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A Mild and Woolly Adventure; 'Hobbyist' Farmers Tend Flocks In Effort to Reconnect With Land". Washington Post. March 24, 2001. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  2. ^ a b "Md. sheep and wool fest phenomenal in 30th year". American Farm. 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  3. ^ "Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival". Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Archived from the original on 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
  4. ^ "Curtain falls on 31st annual edition of Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival". American Farm. 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
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